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misprision of a felony for not informing the proper authorities that his girlfriend was using meth. He faces up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine, if convicted.
• Chaney's girlfriend reportedly gave him the needles after he confronted her about her suspected drug use. The needles were stored at the police department until they were turned over to state crime agents, said George Johnson, Chaney's lawyer.
• "He did take it to his office -- he was the chief of police -- took it to his office and kept it there until one day the (Division of Criminal Investigation) started questioning him about it and he turned it over," Johnson said.
• The Daily Republic newspaper, which broke the story, reported that Chaney's girlfriend was arrested July 9 at work. She was indicted on drug charges on July 20.
• It's unclear if Chaney is still the police chief of the southeastern South Dakota

town of 1,500 people. On court paperwork, he said that he is unemployed, but he's still listed as chief on the Wagner Police website. A call to the department was forwarded to the Charles Mix County Sheriff's Office, where a dispatcher said there was no police chief at the moment.
• Wagner Mayor Sharon Haar could not be reached for comment.
• Some residents in Wagner, located on the Yankton Indian Reservation, say methamphetamine use is rampant in the area.
• Last month, a handful of people protested what they consider lax enforcement of drug laws outside a Lake Andes courthouse following the death of a 2-year-old girl. Prosecutors say the toddler died in a rural Wagner housing development while under the care of two adults who were reportedly using meth and other drugs at the time. Two adults and an 11-year-old boy are charged in the case.
• Frances Zephier, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe who helped organize one recent protest, said she hopes Chaney's arrest will bring much-needed attention to the meth problem.
• "It will devastate our people," she said.
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• MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) -- A funeral is set for the 5-month-old son of Southwest Minnesota State men's basketball coach Brad Bigler and his wife Heather.
• Services for Drake Bigler will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church in Marshall.
• The boy was killed Saturday when a pickup collided head-on with an SUV carrying Bigler family members.

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